Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Buffalo, NY

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 150328
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1028 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADED TOWARD WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW
YORK LATER THIS WEEKEND...

.A STRONG STORM FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT AND PENNSYLVANIA SUNDAY. THIS STORM
SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NEW YORK BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A
PERIOD OF SLEET FOR A TIME LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK.
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO
PRODUCE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY
DIFFICULT DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.

NYZ001>003-010>014-019>021-085-151130-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.071216T0300Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1028 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER
OF NEW YORK AND SPREAD RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. BY SUNDAY MORNING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION.

DURING SUNDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. BY
SUNDAY NIGHT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOR MOST FOR THE AREA
COULD RANGE BETWEEN 14 AND 22 INCHES.

OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET FOR SEVERAL HOURS
LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP
TOTAL SNOWFALL DOWN TO 8 TO 14 INCHES.

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AS THE
DEEP SNOWPACK IS BLOWN AND DRIFTED ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS. THUNDER
SNOW IS EVEN A POSSIBILITY DURING THE DAY.

AFTER DARK ON SUNDAY NIGHT THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE MOVED
TO THE EAST COAST AND SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

BY MONDAY MORNING THE STORM WILL LOOSEN ITS GRIP ON THE REGION
AND ONLY LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ON TRAVEL DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND. IF YOU
DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...IT WOULD BE
WISE TO STAY HOME. IF YOU NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE...SATURDAY WOULD
BE A PREFERABLE TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ004>008-151130-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.071216T0300Z-071217T1200Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...
WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1028 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY
BY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. DURING SUNDAY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
INCHES AN HOUR LIKELY. SUNDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND BY
MONDAY MORNING THE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS EVENT COULD
RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 30 INCHES.

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AT TIMES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD LIKE
CONDITIONS AS THE DEEP SNOWPACK IS BLOWN AND DRIFTED ACROSS AREA
ROADWAYS. THUNDER SNOW IS EVEN A POSSIBILITY DURING THE DAY.

BY MONDAY MORNING THE STORM WILL LOOSEN ITS GRIP ON THE REGION
AND ONLY LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES. HOWEVER BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ON TRAVEL DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND. IF YOU
DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...IT WOULD BE
WISE TO STAY HOME. IF YOU NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE...SATURDAY WOULD
BE A PREFERABLE TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

$$

TMA

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 150913
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
413 AM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY...

.DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY WILL
DEEPEN AS IT MOVES TO NORTHERN OHIO BY EARLY SUNDAY AND THEN
TRACKS TO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
SPREAD SNOW INTO OUR REGION THIS EVENING AND IT WILL BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
AHEAD OF THE LOW MAY PULL ENOUGH WARM AIR IN ALOFT TO CHANGE THE
SNOW TO SLEET FOR A TIME DURING SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES REGION WHERE ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE
HELD DOWN. WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PULLS
AWAY AND WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATE SUNDAY
INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER SUNDAY NIGHT
FROM WEST TO EAST. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO
AND LESSER TOTALS OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY
DIFFICULT DURING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.



NYZ001>003-010>014-019>021-085-151715-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.071216T0300Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
413 AM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEW YORK LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY SPREAD ACROSS REST OF WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY THIS
EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT
MAY BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET CROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER TOWARD
MORNING. GENERAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
DAYBREAK SUNDAY.

THE SNOW MAY TAPER OFF FOR A TIME LATE SUNDAY MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON AS IT MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO SLEET...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...BUT IT WILL PICK UP AGAIN DURING THE
MID AND LATE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY AND COLDER AIR
ADVECTS BACK IN.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.
THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES...AND CONDITIONS WILL ACTUALLY BE AT THEIR
WORST LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW GRADUALLY
TAPERS OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY
FROM WEST TO EAST. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL AVERAGE 8
TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...10 TO 15 INCHES FROM THE
BUFFALO AREA TO THE FINGER LAKES...AND 14 TO 22 INCHES NEAR LAKE
ONTARIO AND ACROSS THE ROCHESTER AREA. THESE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL
BE AIDED BY SOME ENHANCEMENT OFF LAKE ONTARIO LATER SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY EVENING.

BY MONDAY MORNING THE STORM WILL LOOSEN ITS GRIP ON THE REGION
AND ONLY LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ON TRAVEL DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND. IF YOU
DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...IT WOULD BE
WISE TO STAY HOME. IF YOU NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE...TRY AND DO IT
TODAY.

REMEMBER..A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. REFER TO OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

$$

NYZ004>008-151715-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.071216T0300Z-071217T1200Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...
WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
413 AM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
LIKELY BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY SUNDAY MORNING BUT MAY EASE A BIT DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND MIX WITH SLEET. IT WILL THEN PICK UP AGAIN LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES MUCH OF
SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD MONDAY MORNING.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BACK TO NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY SUNDAY EVENING...CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY MONDAY
MORNING WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 INCHES...AIDED IN PART BY SOME
ENHANCEMENT OFF LAKE ONTARIO.

BY MONDAY MORNING THE STORM WILL LOOSEN ITS GRIP ON THE REGION
AND ONLY LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES. HOWEVER BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ON TRAVEL DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND. IF YOU
DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...IT WOULD BE
WISE TO STAY HOME. IF YOU NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE...DO IT TODAY.

REMEMBER..A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. REFER TO OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.


$$

SFM

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 151700
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1200 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY...

.DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY WILL
DEEPEN AS IT MOVES TO NORTHERN OHIO BY EARLY SUNDAY AND THEN
TRACKS TO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
SPREAD SNOW INTO OUR REGION THIS EVENING AND IT WILL BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
AHEAD OF THE LOW MAY PULL ENOUGH WARM AIR IN ALOFT TO CHANGE THE
SNOW TO SLEET FOR A TIME DURING SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES REGION WHERE ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE
HELD DOWN. WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PULLS
AWAY AND WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATE SUNDAY
INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER SUNDAY NIGHT
FROM WEST TO EAST. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXCEED A FOOT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO
AND LESSER TOTALS OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER ALTHOUGH THE SOUTHERN
TIER WILL EXPERIENCE MORE ACCUMULATION OF SLEET ON SUNDAY MORNING.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DURING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

NYZ001>003-010>014-019>021-085-160100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.071216T0300Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1200 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEW YORK LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY SPREAD ACROSS REST OF WESTERN NEW YORK
EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER
MIDNIGHT BUT MAY BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET CROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER
TOWARD MORNING. GENERAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY.

THE SNOW MAY TAPER OFF FOR A TIME LATE SUNDAY MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON AS IT MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO SLEET...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...BUT IT WILL PICK UP AGAIN DURING THE
MID AND LATE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY AND COLDER AIR
ADVECTS BACK IN.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.
THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO CREATE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...AND CONDITIONS WILL ACTUALLY BE AT
THEIR WORST LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW
GRADUALLY TAPERS OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY FROM WEST TO EAST.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WILL
AVERAGE 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...10 TO 15 INCHES
FROM THE BUFFALO AREA TO THE FINGER LAKES...AND 14 TO 22 INCHES
NEAR LAKE ONTARIO AND ACROSS THE ROCHESTER AREA. THESE HEAVIER
AMOUNTS WILL BE AIDED BY SOME ENHANCEMENT OFF LAKE ONTARIO LATER
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

BY MONDAY MORNING THE STORM WILL LOOSEN ITS GRIP ON THE REGION
AND ONLY LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ON TRAVEL DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND. IF YOU
DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...IT WOULD BE
WISE TO STAY HOME. IF YOU NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE...TRY AND DO IT
TODAY.

REMEMBER..A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER
RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. REFER TO
OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.

$$

NYZ004>008-160100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.071216T0300Z-071217T1200Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...
WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1200 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL SPREAD CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
LIKELY BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY.

SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY SUNDAY MORNING BUT MAY EASE A BIT DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND MIX WITH SLEET. IT WILL THEN PICK UP AGAIN LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES MUCH OF
SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD MONDAY MORNING.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BACK TO NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY SUNDAY EVENING...CREATING NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTAL
SNOWFALL BY MONDAY MORNING WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 INCHES...AIDED
IN PART BY SOME ENHANCEMENT OFF LAKE ONTARIO.

BY MONDAY MORNING THE STORM WILL LOOSEN ITS GRIP ON THE REGION
AND ONLY LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES. HOWEVER BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ON TRAVEL DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND. IF YOU
DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...IT WOULD BE
WISE TO STAY HOME. IF YOU NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE...DO IT TODAY.

REMEMBER..A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER
RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. REFER TO
OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.

$$

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 152045
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
345 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM ON THE WAY FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW 
YORK TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 
THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN OHIO BY SUNDAY 
MORNING. MEANWHILE A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP NEAR 
THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT AND TRACK TO THE 
DELMARVA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE ARE 
FORECAST TO MERGE OVER PENNSYLVANIA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND THEN 
MOVE TO THE MAINE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN DRAMATICALLY.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH 
LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT 
AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. A LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT IS FORECAST 
TO PUSH INTO THE SOUTHERN TIER AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES...WHICH WILL 
CHANGE THE SNOW OVER TO SLEET FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND 
SUNDAY MORNING. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT 
INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS FAR NORTH AS BUFFALO...ROCHESTER...AND THE 
NORTHERN FINGER LAKES AS WELL. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE 
BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE 
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SUNDAY 
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. 
THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE 
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST 
SUNDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER PERIODS OF LIGHTER SNOW AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

NYZ001>005-010-011-085-160445-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.071216T0300Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
345 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING. THE 
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT 
TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SOME SLEET LATE TONIGHT 
AND SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE 
THRUWAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE 
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS 
NEAR LAKE ONTARIO.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 
25 MPH RANGE LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 
THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR 
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY 
EVENING. 

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY 
SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON SUNDAY AND MAY 
EVEN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY SNOW AND 
INCREASING WINDS. TRAVEL OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED LATE 
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER 
DRIVING CONDITIONS. PACK EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS IN THE CAR. IF 
YOU BECOME TRAPPED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. ENSURE THE EXHAUST IS 
CLEAR OF SNOW AND RUN THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME EACH HOUR TO STAY 
WARM. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. PLEASE
SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO
BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$

NYZ012>014-019>021-160445-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.071216T0300Z-071217T1200Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
345 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE SNOW 
WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATE EVENING AND THEN BEGIN TO MIX 
WITH SLEET BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO 
CHANGE TO ALL SLEET FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY 
MORNING. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY 
MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 
30 MPH RANGE LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 
THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR 
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY 
EVENING.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY 
SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON SUNDAY AND MAY 
EVEN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY SNOW...SLEET 
AND INCREASING WINDS. TRAVEL OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED 
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER 
DRIVING CONDITIONS. PACK EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS IN THE CAR. IF 
YOU BECOME TRAPPED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. ENSURE THE EXHAUST IS 
CLEAR OF SNOW AND RUN THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME EACH HOUR TO STAY 
WARM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. PLEASE
SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO
BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$

NYZ006>008-160445-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.071216T0300Z-071217T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
345 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING. THE 
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT 
TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SOME SLEET SUNDAY 
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. ANY MIXED 
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STORM 
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE 
FROM 15 TO 25 INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 
30 MPH RANGE LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. 
THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR 
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY 
SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON SUNDAY AND MAY 
EVEN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY SNOW AND 
INCREASING WINDS. TRAVEL OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED LATE 
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER 
DRIVING CONDITIONS. PACK EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS IN THE CAR. IF 
YOU BECOME TRAPPED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. ENSURE THE EXHAUST IS 
CLEAR OF SNOW AND RUN THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME EACH HOUR TO STAY 
WARM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. PLEASE
SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO
BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$

HITCHCOCK/WCH

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 160315
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1015 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM UNDERWAY ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEW YORK...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY
WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL OHIO BY SUNDAY MORNING.
MEANWHILE A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP NEAR THE
OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT AND TRACK TO THE DELMARVA
BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE ARE FORECAST TO
MERGE OVER PENNSYLVANIA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND THEN MOVE TO THE
MAINE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN DRAMATICALLY.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION
TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY. A LAYER OF WARM AIR ALOFT IS FORECAST TO PUSH INTO
THE SOUTHERN TIER AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES...WHICH WILL CHANGE THE
SNOW OVER TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY MORNING. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW LATE
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS FAR NORTH AS BUFFALO...
ROCHESTER...AND THE NORTHERN FINGER LAKES AS WELL. ANY MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS
MUCH COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
SUNDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND HEAVY
SNOWFALL WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATER
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST
SUNDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER PERIODS OF LIGHTER SNOW AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

NYZ001>005-010-011-085-161115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
1015 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH
SOME SLEET LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY
MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH
THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NEAR LAKE ONTARIO.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
15 TO 25 MPH RANGE LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY EVENING.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON SUNDAY AND
MAY EVEN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY SNOW
AND INCREASING WINDS. TRAVEL OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PACK EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS IN
THE CAR. IF YOU BECOME TRAPPED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. ENSURE
THE EXHAUST IS CLEAR OF SNOW AND RUN THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME EACH
HOUR TO STAY WARM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.
PLEASE SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$

NYZ012>014-019>021-161115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
1015 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN
TO MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM.
THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SLEET OR FREEZING
RAIN FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY EVENING.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON SUNDAY AND
MAY EVEN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY SNOW...
SLEET AND INCREASING WINDS. TRAVEL OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PACK EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS IN
THE CAR. IF YOU BECOME TRAPPED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. ENSURE
THE EXHAUST IS CLEAR OF SNOW AND RUN THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME EACH
HOUR TO STAY WARM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.
PLEASE SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$

NYZ006>008-161115-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1015 PM EST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY
MIX WITH SOME SLEET SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
OSWEGO COUNTY. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL
SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT ON SUNDAY AND
MAY EVEN BECOME IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY SNOW
AND INCREASING WINDS. TRAVEL OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PACK EXTRA CLOTHING AND BLANKETS IN
THE CAR. IF YOU BECOME TRAPPED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. ENSURE
THE EXHAUST IS CLEAR OF SNOW AND RUN THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME EACH
HOUR TO STAY WARM.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.
PLEASE SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$

TMA

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 160900
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
400 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL OHIO THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
TO LAKE ERIE BY MIDDAY TODAY. MEANWHILE ANOTHER LOW WAS DEVELOPING
ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST. THE TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE ARE
FORECAST TO MERGE OVER NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA TODAY AND THEN MOVE
TO THE MAINE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN DRAMATICALLY.

SNOWFALL ACROSS OUR REGION HAS BEEN ON THE LIGHT SIDE SO
FAR AS WE HAVE BEEN BETWEEN SYSTEMS...WITH TOTALS THROUGH 4 AM RANGING
FROM JUST AN INCH OR TWO NEAR LAKE ERIE AND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE GENESEE VALLEY AND NORTH COUNTRY. WARMER
AIR BEING DRAWN IN ALOFT AHEAD OF THE PRIMARY OHIO LOW HAS ALLOWED
THE SNOW TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TIER AND MIX WITH SLEET FURTHER NORTH INTO THE BUFFALO AND
ROCHESTER AREAS.

PRECIPITATION SHOULD AGAIN BECOME STEADIER THIS MORNING AND
EVENTUALLY CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW AS THE WESTERN LOW PULLS EAST.
SNOW WILL EVEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING AS THE COASTAL TAKES OVER. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT. 

STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER TO 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE BUFFALO
AREA EAST INTO THE FINGER LAKES...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE
SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM NIAGARA TO WAYNE COUNTIES
INCLUDING ROCHESTER.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FROM
WEST TO EAST TONIGHT...HOWEVER PERIODS OF LIGHTER SNOW AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

NYZ001>005-010-011-085-161700-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
400 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE BACK TO
SNOW BY MIDDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
SUNSET WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING. GREATEST AMOUNTS
WILL BE NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. 

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
15 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS
WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING AND END OVERNIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. PLEASE SEND
YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY
EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV.

$$

NYZ012>014-019>021-161700-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
400 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING
OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNSET...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS
EVENING. HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW... WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.
PLEASE SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV.

$$

NYZ006>008-161700-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
400 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER AS THE DAY WEARS ON TODAY
WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY DARK. A BIT OF
SLEET MAY MIX IN FOR AWHILE THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK MONDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.
PLEASE SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$

SFM

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 161625
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1125 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE INTO EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEW YORK STATE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE ANOTHER LOW WAS DEVELOPING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE.
THE TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE ARE FORECAST TO MERGE OVER SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND BY LATE AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE MAINE COAST TONIGHT
AND STRENGTHEN DRAMATICALLY.

THE MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING
ACROSS MOST OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. THE MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...WESTERN FINGER LAKES...AND CENTRAL
NEW YORK IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...HOWEVER PERIODS OF LIGHTER SNOW AND STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

NYZ001>005-010-011-085-170030-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
1125 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

THE MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED BACK TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE
NIAGARA FRONTIER LATE THIS MORNING. A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN FROM ROCHESTER EAST TO WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES IS
EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. THIS WILL
BRING STORM TOTALS INTO THE 7 TO 14 INCH RANGE...WITH THE GREATEST
TOTALS IN AREAS WHICH RECEIVED THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
15 TO 25 MPH RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE
REGION. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT HAS LEFT A LAYER OF ICE
ON MANY ROADS. BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. PLEASE SEND
YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY
EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV.

$$

NYZ012>014-019>021-170030-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
1125 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL
BRING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. HEAVIER
AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE
REGION. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING HAS
LEFT A LAYER OF ICE ON MANY ROADS. BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.
PLEASE SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV.

$$

NYZ006>008-170030-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1125 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION
AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN ONE
AND TWO FEET...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH. THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK MONDAY.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM.
PLEASE SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BUFFALO BY EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$

HITCHCOCK/WCH

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 162040
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
340 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF BUFFALO AT MID
AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE A COASTAL LOW WAS STRENGTHENING RAPIDLY
ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. THE LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN NEW YORK
WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE COASTAL
LOW DEEPENS DRAMATICALLY AND MOVES TO THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE
BY MONDAY MORNING.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE
NIAGARA FRONTIER THROUGH THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER
LAKES INTO THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. A VERY SHARP
TEMPERATURE CONTRAST CONTINUES TO LIE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN TIER WHILE
TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID 20S FARTHER NORTH TOWARDS
LAKE ONTARIO. THIS HAS KEPT A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AND HELD DOWN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
THE WARM AIR WILL QUICKLY GIVE WAY TO COLD AIR AND ALLOW THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST
AND GIVE WAY TO PERIODS OF LIGHTER SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE DRAMATICALLY INTO THE 15 TO 25
MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH NEAR LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE COMBINATION OF
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE REGION.

NYZ001>005-010-011-014-170445-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...CANANDAIGUA
340 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO MORE INTERMITTENT LIGHT
SNOW OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
ONTARIO FROM NIAGARA THROUGH NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES WHERE SOME
LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS POSSIBLE.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 18 INCHES ALONG
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND ALSO IN THE WESTERN FINGER
LAKES. FARTHER SOUTH FOR AREAS ALONG THE THRUWAY CORRIDOR
INCLUDING BUFFALO...BATAVIA...AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
ROCHESTER TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
15 TO 25 MPH RANGE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.
THE WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO.
THIS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THIS EVENING.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE
REGION. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING HAS
LEFT A LAYER OF ICE UNDERNEATH THE SNOW ON MANY ROADS. BE PREPARED
FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. PLEASE SEND
YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY
EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV.

$$

NYZ012-013-019>021-085-170445-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
340 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT SLEET...AND LIGHT SNOW
WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY SUNSET. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY 4 TO 5 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
TIER...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND NEAR THE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH OCCURRED LAST NIGHT INTO
THIS MORNING.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
15 TO 25 MPH RANGE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.
THE WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR LAKE ERIE. THIS WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES THIS EVENING.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY EARLY THIS EVENING WITH
THE ONSET OF HEAVY SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR
SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. PLEASE SEND
YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY
EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV.

$$

NYZ006>008-170445-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
340 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 10 TO 15 INCH RANGE. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO MORE INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW LATE
TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. THE
WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. THIS WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH
TONIGHT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. PLEASE SEND
YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY
EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$

HITCHCOCK/WCH

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 170148
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
848 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS OVER NEW YORK LATE THIS
AFTERNOON HAS BEEN ABSORBED BY A DEEP COASTAL LOW ALONG THE MAINE
COAST. THE COASTAL LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE GULF OF SAINT
LAWRENCE BY MONDAY MORNING.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING FROM
THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER THROUGH THE GENESEE
VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES INTO THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO
REGION.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST
AND GIVE WAY TO PERIODS OF LIGHTER SNOW LATE TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR
SOME LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO AND EAST OF LAKE
ERIE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH
NEAR LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE COMBINATION OF ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES
THROUGH TONIGHT ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

NYZ001>005-010-011-014-171000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...CANANDAIGUA
848 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO MORE INTERMITTENT SNOW LATE
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
ONTARIO FROM NIAGARA THROUGH NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES WHERE SOME
LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS POSSIBLE.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 18 INCHES ALONG
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND ALSO IN THE WESTERN FINGER
LAKES. FARTHER SOUTH FOR AREAS ALONG THE THRUWAY CORRIDOR
INCLUDING BUFFALO...BATAVIA...AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
ROCHESTER TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE
REGION. BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. PLEASE SEND
YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY
EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV.

$$

NYZ012-013-019>021-085-171000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
848 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE.

STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH A FOOT OR MORE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
TIER WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE...WITH 3 TO
5 INCHES ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND LESSER AMOUNTS TOWARD THE
UPPER GENESEE VALLEY. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH OCCURRED LAST NIGHT INTO THIS
MORNING.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS
TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. PLEASE SEND
YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY
EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV.

$$

NYZ006>008-171000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
848 PM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE 10 TO 15 INCH RANGE. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO MORE INTERMITTENT LIGHT SNOW TOWARD
MORNING. 

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 35 TO AS HIGH AS 40 MPH NEAR LAKE ONTARIO WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH
TONIGHT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. PLEASE SEND
YOUR STORM REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY
EMAIL AT BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV

$$


JJP

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 170927
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
427 AM EST MON DEC 17 2007

...SNOW WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE AREA...

.THE STORM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS TO MOST OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK IS LIFTING OUT INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
SETTING UP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...BUT THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS
ENDED.


NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-171030-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071217T1200Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
427 AM EST MON DEC 17 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WIND DOWN EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE POTENT
STORM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA LIFTS OUT INTO THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS SETTING UP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...BUT THE
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL BE VERY
CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AS GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 


$$

TJP